“We may be small now, but there was a day…” “We may not have a lot of impact now, but there was a day…” “We may be struggling now, but there was a day…” When a leader begins to make these kinds of wistful, nostalgic reflections it’s a warning sign that vision has been replaced…
3 Indicators You Need to Recharge Your Leadership Battery
When your leadership battery is fully charged, everyone around you wins. The leader sets the emotional and cultural tone for the team. And so when the leader’s personal energy is running strong the entire culture benefits. Teams are more cohesive Tough decisions are made with confidence Tensions on the team are resolved in a healthy manner…
How Leaders Solve the Biggest Problem-Solving Problems
Problem-solving is in the “DNA” of effective leadership. So how come sometimes it just doesn’t work? Why is it that some attempts at problem-solving feel like you’re just butting your head into a brick wall? Why do some of the best-intentioned problem-solving initiatives just fall flat? Sometimes it’s because, right out of the gate, you…
8 ‘Momentum Killers’ Leaders Must Avoid
Leadership is all about generating momentum. Take a static organization or situation and drop an effective leader into the mix and what do you get? Momentum. Where you have momentum, and where you have no momentum, it always points towards leadership. In other words, where you have an effective leader, one of the almost inevitable…
